1. Captain America
Once again, Brubaker's Cap is at the top of the list, even with Cap himself having been missing for most of the year. It is, I think, not quite as good as it was a year ago, mainly because it seems to be in a bit of a holding pattern at the moment, but it's still head and shoulders above anything else out there and it's still the first thing out of the Big Box O' Comics every month.
2. The entire Sinestro Corps event
This thing has been praised from one end of the internet to the other, and deservedly so. A good mix of adventure and character, plenty of cosmic stuff without the pretension that sort of thing usually comes with. And the promise of things to come that will be, at the least, interesting.
3. Irredeemable Ant-Man
It's over now, but I sure did love it while it lasted.
4. All-New Atom
Still one of the most reliably entertaining things I get every month. And I'm still hoping for a regular role somewhere in the DC universe for Ryan even after Ray makes his return.
5. Green Lantern Corps
I've really enjoyed this title this year, particularly the different characters and how they learn to work together. I had wondered, actually, how this series would work as time went on and the new recruits became seasoned veterans, but it looks like the Corps will be having enough new and interesting things to deal with soon that that shouldn't be a problem.
6. Justice Society of America
You'd think, considering that I have very little nostalgic attachment to the DC universe, that I wouldn't care too much for a book with such a tight connection to DC past. But I do. It helps that the book is consistently excellent, and it helps that this is where you find the older heroes. (I'm forty-five. I like seeing heroes who have passed their twenties, or thirties, or beyond. Now if they can just stop separating them out into just the one book...)
7. Cable and Deadpool
All because of Deadpool. Everybody loves Deadpool. Everybody around here, anyway.
8. Countdown
Yes, I know that Countdown is one of the more universally reviled titles around. But this isn't a list of good comics, it's a list of comics I've enjoyed, and I have very much enjoyed this series. Part, I'm sure, is that there are four or five of them in the box every month. How cool is that? But I'm enjoying a number of the storylines quite a bit, and I'm wanting to see what happens next, so I'm good.
9. Deadpool GLI Summer Fun Spectacular
A fun, mostly-lighthearted book featuring two of my favorite characters/teams in the Marvel universe. Not bad.
10. Moon Knight
A disturbing take on the superhero, always interesting, always unique. I hope the creative changeover doesn't take it too far away from what it has been so far.
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